Fish lure



March 11, 1941. K. R. vLARSQN 2234,439 A Y FISH LURE' l Fivled July 24, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Kul R Lum).y Application .my 24, '1939, serial No. 286,101

9Claims.

My invention provides an improved sh lure or artificial bait and also provides an improved process of producing the same. 'I'he invention is directed to a novel manner of making and as- I sembling the parts of the bait, the advantageous use of metal and non-metallic materials, and cer-k tain features that improve the movement of the lure or bait when drawnthrough the water. A commercial form of the device is illustrated 1 in the accompanying drawing wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

Referring to the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved lure. the spoon thereof being shown in section Fig. `2 is a. horizontal section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1:

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line 3--3 of F152: v

Fig. 4 is a Perspective showing the center pla of the lure body;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. 4;'

Fig. 6 is a perspective showing the front end portion of the center plate;

Fig. 7 is a perspective showing an attachment involving a line-attaching plate with an attached spoon and sh hook ready for application to the a0 center plate;

Fig. 8 is a section taken on the line 8--8 of Fig. 7, some parts being broken away;

Fig. 9 is a section taken .on the line 9-9 of Fig. '1; and

Fig. 10 isa perspective showing the spoon in detail; and

Fig. 11 is a perspective showing in detail the line-anchoring plate with the spoon removed therefrom.

Referring first to Fig. 4, the numeral I2 indicates a fiat center plate that is preferably made quite thick and, hence, should be of material much lighter than metal. This plate has, in practice, been made from a cellulose sheet, such 45 as shown to the trade as Celluloid or Bakelite, for example. This center plate is preferably formed with a large number of holes I3 which reduce the weight` thereof, and one of which performs another important function presently to be 50 noted.

At its front end the sai'd plate I2 is formed with a projecting lip I4 that is centrally and longitudinally divided by a slot I5, and is perforated by a rivet-receiving hole I6. At its rear end the plate 55 I2 has projecting tail fin-forming portions II,

and on its upper edge projects at Il tolform a top n.

Fitted into the slot Il is a thin line-attaching -plate Il, the upper edge of which its snugly against the straight bottom of the slot I5, and 6 the front end of which projects to form a reduced neck 20, and beyond the neck a perforated lineattaching ear or eyelet 2|. 'Ihe neck 20, as shown in Fig. 11, has a shoulder-forming lug 22 that is adapted to be upset. The plate s is se- 1 curely and rmly held in the slot I5 and to the flanges of the lip Il by a rivet 23 passed through therivet hole I8 and through a coincident rivet hole `24 in said plate I9.

'I'he spoon 25, which is a thin concave-convex 15 sheet metal plate. is provided with a longitudinalslot 26, see particularly Fig. 10. This spoon is slipped on to the neck of the plate I9 and the lug 22 is then upset, asshown atv 22 in Fig. 8. When thus assembled, as shown in Figs. 7 and 8, 2 the spoon will be securely anchored to the plate I9 but will be free for lateral wobbling or oscillatory movements in respect to said plate and in respect to the center plate I2 when the parts are assembled, as shown in Fig. 1.v By reference particularly to Figs. 8 and 9, it will be noted that there is plenty of clearance between the spoon and the neck to permit the above noted wobbling movements of the spoon. It will also be noted that the attaching plate I9 is provided, at its rear end, with a perforated depending portion 21 for the application of a ish hook 28 thereto, as shown in Figs. 1 and 7.

For the application of a second or additional fish hook to the bait body, a novel hook anchoring device is provided. This anchoring device is in the form of a staple or U-shaped metal clip 28. The ends of this staple 28 are passed through parallel holes 29 formed in the lower edge of the 40 rear portion of the center plate I2 with their ends extending into the rear hole I3. The ends of the staple within the hole I 3 are upset or attened as indicated at 30. 'I'he center plate, after the staple has been applied and its ends upset as described, will be dipped in a bath of cement, such as acetone, which forms a coating 3| over the entire face of said center plate and, moreover, forms webs at 3i' across the perforations I2. The web formed in the rear perforation I3 embeds the 50 flattened ends and ilrmly anchors the staple to the center plate. Of course, the flattened ends additionally prevent withdrawal of the staple. 'I'he staple 28 serves for the application of the additional hook 32. 65

attached with liquid-tight joints to the cement tissues or acetone coating 3l. Acetone is a desirable kind of cement because it has for Celluloid,

Bakelite and analogous materials very great ailinity and, in fact, sort of a chemical action that makes it adord an extremely efficient and water-proof cement.

The purpose of a spoon as used in fish lures or bait is, as is well known, to cause the bait to make a tortuous or wobbling movement throughthe water in imitation of the movements of a fish; and for that Purpose the spoon is employed in this bait. However, as I have found in practice, the imitation of the movement of a fish in the water can be greatly improved by permitting the spoon to have a limited wobbling action in respect to the bait body. This additional wobbling action of the spoon causes the bait, in making its major wobbling movement, to tremble or produce minor vibrations which additionally obscure the exact nature of the bait and make more natural the actual movements of a flsh in the water.

The preferred manner cf producing the bait above described is as follows. The center plate is stamped, cast or otherwlsemade to the form indicated in Fig. 4 except that the slot I5 and holes I3 and.29 are not at rst formed therein. Next the holes 29 are bored; then the staple 23 is inserted through the holes 29 and its ends positioned in the hole I3 and the said ends are then flattened or upset. Next, the center plate, with the applied staple 28, by dipping or otherwise, is coated with the cementitious material such as acetone which forms a complete coating 3| over the entire plate and forms webs 3l' in the holes I3, thereby embedding the upset ends of the cement coating and firmly anchors the staple. Of course, the upset ends 30, by resistance to movement through the small holes 29, further anchor the staple. Next, the slot I5 and rivet holes I6 are formed in the lip or flange I4.

'I'he plate I9 and spoon 25, assembled'as shown in Fig. 7, are then applied to the center plate by the application of the rivet 23, and the side plates 33 are applied, as shown in Figs. l, 2 and 3. The edges of' the plates 33 may be secured to the center plate by the further application of the cementitious material or by the cementitious material already applied. Acetone or similar cement, of course, quite rapidly hardens and forms l practically an integral part of the center plate and side plates. Acetone is a. heavy fluid material and, in practice, I -have found that the web 3| will be formed in the rear hole I3 to embed the upset ends 30 of staple 28 due apparently to the fact that the upset ends stop the outward flow of the cement; whereas, in the unobstructed holes I3, the webs indicated will not be formed. From the foregoing it will be understood that the preferred form of the device illustrated is capable of modifications within the scopel of the invention herein diaclom and claimed.

What I claim is:

1. A fish lure body provided at its front end 5 with a depending lip flange, a metallic line-attaching plate secured to said lip flange and formed withxa neck and outward of said neck with a line-attaching eyelet, and a spoon secured on said neck with freedom for wobbling movel0 ments in respect to said attaching plate and lure 2. In a fish lure, a center plate of non-metallic material provided at its front end with a de- -pending lip flange, a metallic, line-attaching l5 plate secured to said lip flange, said plate at its front end having a neck and a line-attaching eyelet, and a spoon applied on said neck.

3. In a flsh lure, a center plate provided at its front end with a depending longitudinally slit lip, 20 a metallic line-attaching plate inserted in the slot of said lip flange and rigidly secured to the latter, said plate at its front end havinga neck and a projecting line-attaching eyelet, and a spoon applied on said neck with freedom for wob- 25 bling movements in respect thereto and in respect to the lure body.

4. In a ilsh lure, a. center plate provided at its rear portion with an anchoring hole, a U-shaped metallic staple inserted through said center plate 30 and having upset ends within said anchoring hole, and a fish hook applied to the depending portion of said staple.

5. The structure defined in claim 4 in which said center plate is coated with a hardened ce- 35 mentitious material that embeds the upset ends of said staple within said anchoring hole.

6. The structure defined in claim 4 in further combination with concave-convex side plates applied to the opposite sides of said center plate .S40 with a fluid-tight joint and forming an air space within said lure body.

7. In a flsh lure, a body member provided at its front end with a depending lip flange formed with a longitudinal slot, a metallic line-attach-r45 ing plate secured in the slot of said lip flange and formed with av neck and outward of said neck lwith a line-attaching eyelet, and a spoon secured on said neck.

8. The structure defined in claim '7 in which 450 said body member is of non-metallic material, and said metallic line-attaching plate is secured to said lip flange by a rivet and is provided at its rear end with a depending perforated portion for the application thereto of ga sh hook.

9. A fish lure body provided at its front end with a rigidly secured but projecting line-attaching plate formed with a neck with a projecting eyelet for the attachment of a line thereto, and a spoon applied on said neck back of said'eyelet 60 and there held for limited lateral wobbling move ments but against rotation on said neck.

KARL R. LARSON. 

